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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)

Steven Erikson

Start date: November 1, 2012

Finish date: November 30, 2012

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Why we're reading this: November 2012 Contemporary Nomination
#81 on NPR's Top 100 SF/F novels of all time (2011 poll) http://www.…more
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#81 on NPR's Top 100 SF/F novels of all time (2011 poll) http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/1390858...

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Mar 19, 2014 Jim rated it did not like it

Shelves: 1paper, fantasy, 2fiction, 3series, did-not-finish

There seems to be quite a complex world of politics & magic within these pages, but after 300 pages, I still couldn't care less about anyone or thing in the world. I wound up drifting off to another book days ago & still haven't felt like coming back to this one.

The prose is pretty dense, the world is quite strange & full of mysteries - too many. Only a few pages are devoted to any of a dozen different situations that are developing, each with a few to a dozen characters, none of whom seem to kn ...more

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Jan 23, 2021 Carrie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mgr, fantasy, own, mages, epic-fantasy, mage, goddess-gods, dark-fantasy, assassin

Now that is some good fantasy reading, I loved every moment.

Thoughts to come.

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Aug 21, 2011 Tracey rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

I'm not going to try to summarize this book. It's been done elsewhere enough times, and I admit I'm not brave enough to try to reinvent that wheel. I read this as part of a group/buddy read; a friend had sent me a copy, and I had heard it very, very highly recommended.

It's something, all right.

Something that usually makes a fantasy or historical novel a wall-banger for me is the use of "OK" or "okay". Misuse, I should say. Believe it or not, I can be very tolerant of a lot of nonsense in a book; ...more

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Feb 08, 2015 Tani rated it really liked it

Shelves: dark-fantasy, male-author, 2015-novels, epic-fantasy

A slow start, but a really strong finish! All the events that the beginning is building up to are exciting indeed! Also, I got really attached to the characters by the end. Looking forward to the next book in the series now, although I want to squeeze in a couple outside books first.

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Mar 21, 2014 Kivrin rated it really liked it

Just could not get into this one. I was drawn to a few of the characters, but I felt like I was dumped into a world with NO explanation or background. Over 150 pages in, and I still had only the vaguest idea of what was going on.

As you see I went back to this one because I couldn't stop. It was a good read, very rich in details, and strong characters. Just wish I had a scorecard to keep track of everyone! I'll probably pick up the next one. ...more

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Nov 25, 2016 Jessie rated it did not like it

I tried so hard to love this book - twice I tried! But ugh. It's just so monotonous. It's confusing. There are too many characters (and not in a good, Game of Thrones way). It assumes background knowledge that is just not there. So sad because I really wanted to love this series. ...more

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